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In the midst of this victory, gay conservatives in California created the Log Cabin Republicans. The group initially proposed to name themselves Lincoln Club, but found that name was already in use by the Lincoln Club of Orange County, another California Republican organization, so the name Log Cabin Republicans was chosen as an alternative title.
Kabel was the chairman of the Log Cabin Republicans from 1993 to 1999 and 2014–2016. [2] He also served as chairman of the Liberty Education Forum, which is the think-tank arm of the Log Cabin Republicans. [2] From 2000 to 2004, Kabel was vice chairman of the District of Columbia Republican Committee. [2]
Some gay Republicans also became organized against the initiative on a grassroots level. The most prominent of these, the Log Cabin Republicans, was founded in 1977 in California, as a rallying point for Republicans opposed to the Briggs Initiative. The Log Cabin Club then lobbied Republican officials to oppose the measure.
Apr. 2—CONCORD — The Log Cabin Republicans, a leading organization representing gay and lesbian activists and elected officials, endorsed 1st Congressional District GOP candidate Russell ...
Former first lady Melania Trump is set to appear at a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans, according to a source familiar with the event. The fundraiser for the conservative LGBTQ group will ...
Sep. 3—As the nation's largest and oldest organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender conservatives and their allies, Log Cabin Republicans has nearly 80 chapters in 40 states. New ...
In the same year, he founded the Kentucky chapter of the Log Cabin Republicans . [6] In 2006, LaSalvia left the Kentucky chapter and joined the national staff of Log Cabin Republicans, [3] first as Grassroots Outreach Director, then as Director of Programs & Policy. He was left the organization in December 2008.
This was in direct result to both of them viewing the Log Cabin Republicans as too centrist. [ 5 ] Before the 2012 Republican primary , Barron helped organize the "Draft Cheney 2012" movement, which was to convince the former vice president Cheney to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. [ 6 ]